BUSN 115 Week 3 Quiz
BUSN 115 Week 3 quiz
1. Question: (TCO 4) The majority of CEOs blame unethical employee conduct on:
Your Answer:
the breakdown of traditional religious institutions
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BUSN 115 Week 3 Quiz
BUSN 115 Week 3 quiz
1. Question: (TCO 4) The majority of CEOs blame unethical employee conduct on:
Your Answer:
the breakdown of traditional religious institutions
a failure of leadership to establish ethical standards
the increase in lawsuits used to avoid personal responsibility
the nation's business schools that tolerate unethical behavior in students
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 92
2. Question: (TCO 4) Which of the following terms describes someone who reports illegal or unethical behavior?
Your Answer:
Whistleblower
Horn blower
Watch tower sentinel
Integrity watchdog
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 97
3. Question: (TCO 4) The purpose of a(n) ________ is to evaluate an organization's progress toward implementing programs to achieve social responsibility
Your Answer:
accountability review
social audit CORRECT
federal disclosure statement
annual report
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 104
4. Question: (TCO 4) Ethical problems and issues of social responsibility are:
Your Answer:
unique to firms involved in global trade
unique to the United States
not unique to the United States
less important now than in the past
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 105
5. Question: (TCO 4) Top management at Lancer Distributing is convinced that it has a social responsibility to its community. It believes that it can have the greatest impact in this area through cash contributions to nonprofit organizations. This is an example of corporate:
Your Answer:
guilt payments
philanthropy CORRECT
structure and strategy
short run profit maximization
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 99
6. Question: (TCO 4) Issues of social responsibility and ethical behavior are:
Your Answer:
the result of greed found in capitalist countries I
found primarily in countries with a low standard of living
a concern only of business professors
found in many different countries
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 105
7. Question: (TCO 4) The vice president of human resources at Ato Enterprises feels strongly that workers need to realize the benefits of their hard work. This reveals the firm's responsibility to:
Your Answer:
customers
investors
society
employees
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 102
8. Question: (TCO 4) A recent study revealed that most Americans have:
Your Answer:
strong moral values
a strong desire to do what is right
few moral absolutes
a great desire to help their community
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 92
9. Question: (TCO 4) Laws represent the standards of ________ behavior.
Your Answer:
ethical
legal CORRECT
moral
socially responsible
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 90
10. Question: (TCO 4) When WorldCom used intentional accounting irregularities to make the company look more profitable than it actually was, it:
Your Answer:
Provided its stockholders profit through a tax-loophole
Acted in an acceptable business manner
Engaged in illegal behavior
Executed its responsibility to its owners
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 94
11. Question: (TCO 4) A friend offers to share with you a term paper previously prepared for her Introduction to Business class last semester. When you tell her that it wouldn't be fair, she reminds you of your habit of reading an entire Harry Potter book at the local bookstore without paying for the book. Which ethics-based question would be most helpful in evaluating these situations?
Your Answer:
Is it legal?
Is it balanced?
Who wins and who loses?
Will I get caught?
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 94
12. Question: (TCO 4) Relationships between businesses and among nations
Your Answer:
should be based on international law, exclusively
should be based on fairness, honesty, openness, and moral integrity
should be scrutinized carefully to make some determination as to whether both sides have the same type of leader behavior when it comes to assigning work
will be adversarial because seldom does either side believe in win-win situations
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 96
13. Question: (TCO 4) Following an ethics-based approach to decision making will normally lead to:
Your Answer:
higher profits
lower employee turnover
lower prices
more competition
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 96
14. Question: (TCO 4) With respect to business ethics, it can be said that "it takes two to tango.” This indicates that:
Your Answer:
dancing around issues should be part of a firm's code of ethics
an individual's behavior is influenced by the behavior of others
teamwork eliminates a need for personal ethics
management is insensitive to ethical issues
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 94
15. Question: (TCO 4) Idle Time Gaming, Inc, would like its employees, customers, and the general public to be aware of the activities and programs it has achieved for the community over the past year. The company might consider performing a:
Your Answer:
contributory analysis
responsibility review
social audit
annual payment report
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 4 Page 104
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